We got some hen turkeys for our Tom, Hanks, to keep him from raping the ducks and chickens. Well, once their feet started getting fat it occurred to me they were not meant for pet yard birds. I guess they're the Broad Breasted Whites. One has pet bird personality because she loves to stand between my knees when I squat down and let me pet her. They have been free ranging for several weeks. They still get some corn and scratch that we throw out for all of our free range birds but no regular feed. I estimate their live weight at about 30 pounds to 35 pounds. Now I REALLY don't want to kill the friendly one if she is just going to be like chewing shoe leather. So what is the best way to finish them before slaughter day to make sure we haven't wasted a lot of meat on Thanksgiving?
